Frölunda HC (women) explained

Current:2023–24 SDHL season
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Team:Frölunda HC
City:Gothenburg, Sweden
League:SDHL
Arena:Frölundaborg
Colours:Red, green, white
Owner:Frölunda HC
Gm:Kim Martin Hasson
Coach:Erika Holst
Captain:Hanna Olsson

Frölunda HC are an ice hockey team in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). They play in the Västra Frölunda borough of Gothenburg, Sweden at Frölundaborg.

History

Frölunda HC chose to form a women's team in 2022, one year after the club introduced a program for girls. The club highlighted its desire to build an elite team for its eight students, to provide an opportunity for other girls in the greater region to play at the senior level without having to move far from home, and to attract senior players originally from the Västergötland area who were playing with other teams but would return to Gothenburg to play with Frölunda HC. Regarding Göteborg HC, the Gothenburg-based team already active in the SDHL, Frölunda HC Chairman Mats Grauers felt "there is room for two senior teams [in Gothenburg]."[1]

Kim Martin Hasson was appointed the nascent team's first general manager and Erika Holst took the reins as its first head coach.[2] Major signings ahead of the inaugural season included Hanna Olsson from HV71, Andrea Schjelderup Dalen and Stephanie Neatby from Linköping HC, Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout from AIK Hockey, and Michelle Karvinen from the KRS Vanke Rays.

The team debuted in the Nationella Damhockeyligan (NDHL) in fall 2022 with the stated intention to gain promotion to the SDHL for the 2023–24 season. They quickly established themselves as a dominant presence in the NDHL and whitewashed their divisional rivals to claim victory in Damettan Södra. The winning streak continued in HockeyAllsvenskan Södra and, after claiming victory against IF Troja-Ljungby and IF Björklöven in the conference playoff, Frölunda earned advancement to the SDHL qualifying series. After playing only two qualification games, they gained promotion to the SDHL.[3]

Season-by-season results

This is a list of all seasons completed by Frölunda HC.
Note: Finish = Rank at end of regular season; GP = Games played, W = Wins (3 points), OTW = Overtime wins (2 points), OTL = Overtime losses (1 point), L = Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points, Top scorer: Points (Goals+Assists)

Players and personnel

2023–24 roster

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Coaching staff and team personnel

Team captaincy history

Head coaches

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leman . Henrik . 2021-10-11 . Frölundas damlag startar redan 2022: "Nu blir vi en hel klubb" . 2023-08-16 . RakaPuckar . sv-SE.
  2. Web site: Karlsson . Mattias . 2021-11-22 . Hon blir huvudtränare i hårdsatsningen . 2023-08-16 . Aftonbladet . sv.
  3. Web site: Pinheiro Diamant . Jonatan . 2023-03-15 . Frölunda tar steget upp – klart för SDHL . 2023-08-16 . Aftonbladet . sv.
  4. Web site: Frölunda HC 2023-2024 Roster . Elite Prospects . 2024-01-05 . en.